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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 73 (Penalty provisions)

정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제73조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 2 years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won: <Amended on May 28, 2014; Mar. 22, 2016; Jun. 12, 2018; Feb. 4, 2020; Jun. 10, 2022; Feb. 13, 2024; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Deleted; <Feb. 4, 2020>1-2. Deleted; <Feb. 4, 2020>

2. A person who provides a media product harmful to youths for profit without labeling it as such in violation of Article 42;

3. Deleted; <Jan. 23, 2024>

4. A person who uses user's information for any purpose other than filing a civil or criminal lawsuit, in violation of Article 44-6 (3);

5. A person who fails to comply with an order issued by the Korea Media and Communications Commission under Article 44-7 (2) or (3);

6. A person who fails to preserve relevant data, in violation of an order issued pursuant to Article 48-4 (5);

7. A person who entices another person to provide him or her with information in violation of Article 49-2 (1);7-2. A person who uses provided information for any purpose other than identifying a purchaser or submitting the information to an investigative agency in filing a criminal complaint or report, in violation of Article 58-2 (including where that Article shall apply mutatis mutandis under Article 59 (2));

8. A person who fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to Article 61.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 13, 2008]

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